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ENTOMOLOGY FOR EDUCATORS
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Registration Information |
Course Objectives |
Schedule of Topics |
Grading |
I. | Instructor: Dr. John R. Meyer |
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III. | Course Objectives: | ||
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IV. | Tentative Schedule of Topics: |
Jan. 9 | Introduction: Importance of Insects | ||
16 | Phylum Arthropoda | ||
23 | Class Insecta -- Microcosmos | ||
30 | Insects to Order -- Diversity and Spot ID | ||
Feb. 6 | Transformers -- Metamorphosis | Quiz #1 | |
13 | Copy Cats -- Mimicry and Crypsis | ||
20 | The Ground Crew -- Soil-dwellers | Quiz #2 | |
27 | Water Wonders -- Aquatic inverts | ||
Mar. 6 | Close Encounters -- Symbiosis | Quiz #3 | |
13 | Spring Break -- No Class | ||
20 | Stump Stompers -- Wood-dwellers | ||
27 | Insect Physiology | Quiz #4 | |
Apr. 3 | High Society -- Social insects | Quiz #5 | |
10 | Back Talk -- Communication | Quiz #6 | |
17 | Easter Break -- No Class | ||
24 | Insects and People |
V. | Grading: |
Attendance (5 pts/class) | 28% | 70 pts | |||||||||||||||||||||
Spot ID Quizzes (best 5 of 6) | 20% | 50 pts | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rearing Projects | 8% | 20 pts
Berlese Extraction |
4% | 10 pts
| Buggy Reports (2 Feb/Mar) |
8% | 20 pts | Pathfinder |
6% | 15 pts | Insect Collection |
10% | 25 pts | Lesson Plan (Apr) |
8% | 20 pts | Final Exam |
8% | 20 pts | Total |
100% | 250 pts | |
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A+ = 98-100%; | A = 93-97%; | A- = 90-92% |
B+ = 88-89%; | B = 83-87%; | B- = 80-82% |
C+ = 78-79%; | C = 73-77%; | C- = 70-72% |
D+ = 68-69%; | D = 63-67%; | D- = 60-62% |
F = 59% and below. |
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Last Updated: 30 December 2013 | John R. Meyer |
Department of Entomology | |
NC State University |